Elisabeth BRISSON

(b. 30 March 1727 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1790 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Elisabeth BRISSON was born 30 March 1727 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Elisabeth BRISSON was the child of François-Michel BRISSON and Marguerite PERRAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) René BRISSON and Geneviève TETU (TESTU) (maternal) Pierre PERRAULT and Geneviève DUCLOS

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Elisabeth married François-Marie PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY 17 January 1745 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François-Marie PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY was born 5 June 1713 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). François-Marie died 17 June 1769 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). François-Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Marie MORAND.

Elisabeth BRISSON died 24 March 1790 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Elisabeth BRISSON married

François-Marie PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY-- Date: 17 January 1745 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
François-Marie PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY was the child of Jean-Baptiste PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Marie MORAND

Children of François-Marie PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Elisabeth BRISSON:

Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY (b.26 February 1752, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 15 November 1833, Batiscan, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste THIFFAULT 20 February 1775 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Catherine PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY (b.4 June 1762, Batiscan, Canada d. , )
m. Marc-Antonine CAYA (CAILLA) 7 January 1782 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Genevieve PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY (b.17 September 1766, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 November 1831, Batiscan, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Ignace ROUILLARD dit PRENOUVEAU 16 February 1789 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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1727 Birth
30 March 1727
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth BRISSON and François-Marie PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY 17 January 1745, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 17 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY was born 26 February 1752, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Elisabeth was 24 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Birth of Child
Catherine PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY was born 4 June 1762, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Elisabeth was 35 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1766 Birth of Child
Genevieve PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY was born 17 September 1766, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Elisabeth was 39 years old.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
François-Marie PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY died 17 June 1769, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1775 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY married 20 February 1775, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Jean-Baptiste THIFFAULT

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1782 Marriage of Child
Catherine PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY married 7 January 1782, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Marc-Antonine CAYA (CAILLA)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Genevieve PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY married 16 February 1789, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Louis-Ignace ROUILLARD dit PRENOUVEAU

1790 Death
24 March 1790
Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 63.

Added: 7/30/2019 11:02:31 AM - Updated: 3/30/2025 11:09:45 PM